Daigo Umehara Documentary ReBEAST Opens January 29, 2027
Umehara has been a fixture of fighting game coverage for years, but this is a feature-length documentary built around a single year with REJECT, not a retrospective highlight reel.
Key Facts
- "ReBEAST: Umehara, a Life Bet on 1/60th of a Second" opens nationwide in Japan on January 29, 2027, starting at Theater Shinjuku.
- The documentary follows Daigo Umehara over one year after he joins the professional esports team REJECT.
- A teaser visual and teaser trailer for the film were released alongside the announcement on September 29, 2026.
- Cinema Today calls the film the first solo feature-length documentary to closely follow Umehara's present-day life.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Cinema Today.
A documentary film following professional fighting game player Daigo Umehara will open nationwide in Japan on January 29, 2027, at Theater Shinjuku and other theaters. The film is titled "ReBEAST: Umehara, a Life Bet on 1/60th of a Second," and a teaser visual and teaser trailer have been released. It follows one year in which Umehara, after joining the professional esports team REJECT, takes on new challenges in a new environment. Cinema Today describes the project as the first solo feature-length documentary to closely follow Umehara's present-day life, noting his recognition as Japan's first professional fighting gamer. The announcement was published on September 29, 2026. FourGamer.net and Cinema Today both reported the January 29, 2027 release date and the release of teaser materials.
The announcement arrived on September 29, 2026, with the release set for January 29, 2027. Theater Shinjuku is named as the primary venue, with other theaters to follow for the nationwide rollout.
The film's Japanese subtitle translates roughly to "Umehara, a life bet on 1/60th of a second," a reference to the frame window that fighting games are built around. The production tracks Umehara through the period after he joined REJECT, the professional esports team, and the new challenges that came with the move.
Cinema Today frames the project as the first solo feature-length documentary to follow Umehara in the present day, and notes his standing as Japan's first professional fighting gamer. A teaser visual and teaser trailer are both out.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.